Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Shamu in the Gulf?

Can you imagine seeing killer whales in Texas? Holy cow! If I hadn't wanted to go to Texas A&M in College Station so bad, I promise I would have gone to A&M Galveston and studied to be a marine biologist. I guess it's kind of pathetic that I picked my school before I picked my major. Oh well. I loved it!

Three things I want to do before I die:1) Go whale watching.2) See the Northern Lights.3) Go back to England for another short season.

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I, too, dreamed of being a marine biologist! I love the ocean wildlife(that doesn't seem like the right word)!! My list of want to dos is very long, but swim with the dolphins and go whale watching is definitely at the top!

And I'd love to go back to Scotland and also to Ireland, where I have never visited. My dad is Scottish and my mother is from London, so I have visited England and Scotland. In fact, when I was a kid and we were moving to the US from Malaysia, we lived in Scotland for a few months while we waited for our Visas. Quite an experience!

Well...I don't view Orcas as Shamu. My husband and I went on an amazing cruise in Alaska on a small yacht type cruise ship..we could go where the big cruise ships couldn't. Our church gave us this trip for my husband's 25th anniversary. Most spectacular trip of our lives ( that's on the list..to get to go back to Alaska)But...with all the countless wildlife viewing...we saw Orcas maim and play with a seal for a long time before eating it. It was horrible. Know it's the Circle of Life..but just couldn't watch it. But, it has permanently ruing Shamu at Sea World for me! Ha!Other 2 places...anywere in Europe and Hawaii.

You are so fun! I definitely picked my school before my major. I knew I wanted to go to UGA more than anything! I want to go skiing out west (I am in Georgia) before I die, tour Europe before I die, and most of all, I want to be a mommy before I die!!!

That's crazy! My husband just took my to Hawaii for our 4th anniversary and a trip before our first baby comes. We went on a whale watching tour. It was awesome! We were surrounded by 30 humpbacks at one time. And we saw a mama and baby breeching together. Crazy! (there are pics on my blog)

1) I've been whale watching..in California where live AND in Alaska and it is COOL!2) Northern Lights would be awesome, I didn't see that when I was in Alaska.Never been to England but would love to go.

But the thing I want to do before I die is very simple. I'd like to spend Christmas Day through New Year's Day in a snowy cabin somewhere. Just the hubs, the dogs, and me. We'd spend Christmas Eve with our grown kids, as is our tradition, and take off early Christmas Day for our snowbound holiday. This might be the year that we actually do this!

I am so new to this blogging thing Amanda, bear with me! But I definitely wanted to post about you wanting to go whale watching! It is the most amazing experience. Something you and your family would never forget! I used to live in Boston, MA and I went then 15 years ago. This past summer our little family went back to Boston and we went whale watching. We saw 40-50 whales. They were breeching and swimming underneath our boat. It was stunning. I bet your men would be most impressed! My son Cody kept saying "BELUGA, BELUGA" from Baby Beluga by Raffi. God's wonders never cease. Be blessed today. Tami

the northern lights are pretty amazing! I am totally fascinated and intrigued by and yet sort of terrified of ocean life all at the same time. Last year my husband and I took our kids to Sea World and I won't lie, I was fantasizing about swimming with Shamu the whole time!

I love shamu!! I got made fun of by our teenagers because I said I wanted to be that person at Sea World that would dive off of their noses! HA!! We are going to San Antonio in April with the kids and I think I am more excited about Sea World than them! I would have to think about a list, that's a great question. And no I couldn't imagine seeing a killer whale in TX, Crazy!!!!

Well I went to A & M because I visited my older brother and was hooked. I couldn't have cared less at the time what I would major in. It's the truth! Then once I decided I still had to go to grad school so I just chose a major based on the prerequisites :) I'm quite the student. Ha!

Well, the Gray Whales are out now in our waters (something I really want to do - we may do for our 7th anniversary this year), but the Aurora is in a lull. I'd recommend coming up to see those in a few more winters (we gauge time in winters not years!) when they are supposed to get a bit more active! They are worth seeing, even if it is 2 AM and you are freezing on the porch while in your robe and slippers!3 things: New Zealand, if I can sit on a plane that long.Bake a perfect loaf of Gluten-Free Bread - doubtfulVisit the South in the Spring when I won't melt and can enjoy the Azaleas in their fullest!

I too wanted to go to A&M. If we ever get to move back to Texas and live remotely close to College Station I will at least take one class there if not get my masters.What do I want to do:1. Go back to China and do missions again.2. Adopt a little girl from China.3. Go on a cruise with my hubby...alone!4. Have our OWN house!

1. Live in another country--no idea where or for how long or what I would do.2. Go to Greece. Ever since Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants I have wanted to go there. I want to sit on the edge of one of those cliffs and paint. And maybe meet a cute man there too! haha!----I'm not married, so I think that's ok to say! Of course he would love the Lord!3. Ride an elephant. Preferably while I'm in Africa.

1. I would like to photograph a 12 month calendar of breathtaking places...wild horses running the desert, hot-air ballooning through the Grand Canyon, anything in New Zealand or Rome...2. Take a train ride through the mountains...3. Visit Ireland and sleep in cute bed and breakfasts...and maybe stay there!

1. Meet your mom and thank her personally for instilling in me an absolute love and excitement for the Word of God. 2. Go on a second honeymoon...in 13years of parenthood we've never gotten away for more than just overnight! (This may be happening this summer, God willing!)3. Travel the world on the Amazing Race! That show looks like so much fun and the God glorifying possiblities are endless!The list goes on and on.....!Kelli

That is so cool! I LOVE Sea World & Shamu and can't wait to take Brennan there this season. My brother wanted to be a marine biologist and I must admit, every time I see Shamu at Sea World, it makes me want to be one as well.

Oh, it's so hard to narrow it down to three things!! So I'll keep some of them rather general.

1) keep traveling! make it to italy, hawaii, make it back to banff with hubby, take him to australia, let brennan see as much of the world as possible with disney world being at the top of that last. ha!

2) organize a college reunion with some of our dear friends by renting a cabin up in the mountains for a few days

3) develop my writing somehow

i could definitely list more, but i'll keep it with 3 for now. :) fun question!

1. swim with the dolphins (and see my kids get to do it too)2. write a book (my college English professor told me she had no doubt I would be a writer and was confident I would be published one day... I've had the bug to write ever since, but just haven't ever done it)3. go with my husband and children to several countries (like a summer long thing: England, Austria, Ireland, Sweden, and Italy)

*I'd also like to be a professional photographer... but could do that along with the other 3, right??? :)

ahhhh... whale watching. You should head to Washington State. There is nothing like seeing the Orcas in Puget Sound. They come so close to shore you can practically give 'em a hug. As for what I'd love to do before I die... get back to my high school weight, travel around Europe and see an end to human trafficking.

1. Sing on Broadway to a packed house. ( I can't even carry a tune!)2. Go on adventure packed vacation. Zip line, bungee jumping, white water rafting, etc. I want to do these in God's most beautiful places!3. Most important have a family!!

My husband and I went to Maui about 2.5 months ago! WOW! Whale watching was the most inexpensive thing we did but the one thing I would FOR SURE do if I could have only done one thing. That's so funny because doing it made me wanna go back to school for marine biology (ok maybe NOT really). We only saw about 6 at a time though. Now I wanna go to Boston to see the 30 at a time!

We have gone whale watching outside of Boston twice. The first time, it was kind of blah, but the second time a whale actually got interested in the boat, which apparently only happens once or twice per season. He kept "spy-hopping," basically coming up out of the water vertically, to see us better. It was soooo cool.

You can do two of those things on a cruise to Alaska or Greenland. Alaska would be a bit less expensive. The England thing--well you will just have to do on your own--although we have been there on a cruise also.

I've done two of your three "to do's" and I encourage you to do all three. Your "go back to England" is on the TOP of my list!! I've never been and really really want to go.

However, we were stationed in Grand Forks, ND and got to lay out in our backyard, on a blanket, ON THE SNOW and watch the Northern Lights literally dance across the sky many times. It was breathtaking! I just wish our daughter was old enough to remember she did that.

In 2004 we went on an Alaskan Cruise and went whale watching--so incredible that anything that gigantic can throw itself out of the water like they do!! Loved it, loved it!!

I just love God's creations! We're keeping a list of His critters we see in our yard since moving to College Station!! Kinda fun--til we see the first slithering one!

I was born and raised in Monterey, CA before moving to Houston. Lived there for 30 years and 10 days. I had never been whale watching and sadly, hadn't even realized that until someone offered to pay for my kids and I to go before we left.

As much as I hated the boat ride and the smell, we did see whales. Tail and all. And had some dolphins race us back towards the wharf when we were finished. It was amazing and I think you should have a "whale watching date" just as soon as you can. Of course I would argue you should have that date in Monterey, but tsk tsk, Galveston will do. ;)

My husband went to Texas A&M Galveston to get a degree in Maritime Engeneering, but has always wished that he would have had the guts to go for it (even thought he knew he would never make any money doing it) and get a degree in Marine Biology. We are living in WA state right now (Ben's is an Navy Submariner) and we have seen Killer Whales in the sound here and we see bald eagles all the time. I actually saw one yesterday and it reminded me that no matter how much I get sick of all the rain, there is so much beauty here that other people dont get to see on a regular basis.

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